Najim M.M.M.

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What could motivate academics to do research?

Academics in many countries concentarte mainly on teaching. Some academics are involved in research while some are in administrative works. How these academics could be motivated to do research?

06 June 2014 460 1 View

How does/do author(s) of a paper selects a suitable Journal to submit and publish their work?

Under some instances when a paper is submitted for publication, those are rejected by the editor in chief without sending it to reviewers. Many reasons are cited such as * the paper does not...

12 December 2013 6,964 7 View

What could be the reasons for many researchers / academics to not publish their research work and how could they be helped?

I have come across many researchers who are not / have not published their research findings. There could be many reasons for this. What are the main reasons that prevent / discourage them...

11 November 2013 1,919 26 View

If someone's research needs to be viewed by many, where does he/she should publish?

Many sorts of journals are available where one can publish. Some journals are international, some are local, some are indexed and highly reputed, some charge processing fees, some are open source...

11 November 2013 8,229 24 View

When a manuscript is developed to a publication, who should become the authors and in what order?

When research students are developing manuscripts under the supervision of one or two or three supervisors, who should be the first author: the student or the supervisor? When the research...

11 November 2013 3,662 97 View

There are many indices that rate journals. When someone refers the journal it is indexed, which index should one consider to rate the journal indexed?

Some Journals, for an example, idnetifies the following under indexing/abstracting. Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, Cab Abstracts, Compendex, Biological & Agricultural...

10 October 2013 9,549 6 View

Can anyone explain the rainfall patterns in Sri Lanka?

Localized patches within the dryer areas of Sri Lanka shows increasing rainfalls but the general trend in the dryer area is a decreasing trend. Wetter parts of Sri Lanka experienced an increase in...

10 October 2013 9,930 5 View

In studying the adaptive capacity of farmers to climate change, what techniques could be used effectively in data collection?

If a questionnaire is used to collect data on adaptive capacity of farmers to extreme climatic conditions and if we depend more on the data collected through the questionnaire survey, what impact...

10 October 2013 8,306 5 View

How much time should a senior academic spend in research activities per week?

Senior academics have to spend time in teaching, administration works, research (including conducting research, publishing, editorial work and reviewing), professional activities (societies,...

10 October 2013 2,366 8 View

How do we compare traditional knowledge in water resources management with the modern knowledge?

Traditional water management practices are termed as good but not practiced at present. How this knowledge can be compared with modern approaches? We cannot have data for the traditional practices...

07 July 2013 3,254 1 View

What are the important parameters that are needed in the calibration and validation of CanalMan software for irrigation canal networks?

Has anyone used CanalMan software to simulate flows along irrigation canal networks? If yes, could you please let me know the most sensitive parameters in the calibration and validation of the...

07 July 2013 562 1 View

Can anyone suggest the minimum years of daily rainfall data required to apply the Standardized Precipitation Index?

Daily rainfall data requirement to apply the SPI. Minimum number of years for which daily rainfall data is required.

07 July 2013 7,657 4 View

Is it possible to use the Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) to evaluate the shifting patterns of rainy seasons and drought spells.

SPI to evaluate shift in drought spells and rainy seasons using long term daily rainfall data

07 July 2013 5,397 3 View

What are the simplest methods available to estimate environmental flow?

The environmental flow requirements below a water diversion point (for irrigation, water supply or hydro-power generation etc.).

06 June 2013 6,365 1 View

How could the variability of rainfall (average, maximum, monthly, and total) be analyzed to observe shifts in rainfall patterns?

Frequency of occurrence of rainfall, variability in depth of rainfall.

06 June 2013 3,408 10 View

Could anyone suggest some open source software which can predict climate change?

Software which could predict rainfall variability, sea level rise, temperature variability etc.

06 June 2013 5,049 10 View